JLPT N3 Vocabulary
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Practice kanji readings, orthography, context vocabulary, and paraphrase questions.
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๐ Exam Structure
N3 Section Score Structure
Language Knowledge (Vocabulary / Grammar)
Reading
Listening
โป Even with a passing total score, you fail if any section is below 19 points.
๐งฉ Question Types
Question types covered in JLPT N3 Vocabulary
๐ฏ Real Examples
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1Kanji Reading
ใใฎใใใใใใใๅฎ่กใใใฎใฏใใใใใใใจใใใใใพใใ
- CorrectใใฃใใCorrect โ ใๅฎ่กใ (execution) is read ใใใฃใใใ.
- WrongใใคใใใConfused with ใๅฎๆฅญใ (industry/business).
- WrongใใฃใNot a real reading.
- WrongใใคใNot a real reading.
๐ก Explanation. ใๅฎ่กใ is an N3 kanji compound; note the double consonant (ใฃ).
2Orthography
ใใใฏใใใคใใใใใใคใซใใใใใฆใใใใพใใ๏ผใใใใค๏ผ
- Correct่ฆชๅCorrect โ the proper spelling of "kind".
- Wrongๆฐๅใๆฐใ (new) is a different kanji, incorrect.
- Wrong่ฆช่จญใ่จญใ (to set up) has the wrong meaning.
- WrongๆทฑๅNot a real combination.
๐ก Explanation. ใ่ฆชๅใ combines ใ่ฆชใ (close) and ใๅใ (earnest) โ an essential N3 compound.
3Context Vocabulary
ใใใใใใใใใใใใใใใงใ๏ผใใ๏ผใใใพใใใ
- CorrectใใใใซใCorrect โ fits the context of a proposal being "approved" at a meeting.
- WrongใใใใใMeans โinvitation', doesn't fit the context.
- WrongใใใใใMeans โintroduction', doesn't fit the context.
- WrongใใใใใMeans "proof/certification", awkward in this context.
๐ก Explanation. In the context of a proposal passing at a meeting, "approval" (ๆฟ่ช) is natural.
4Paraphrase
ใใใฎใใใคใใใฏใใจใฆใใใใใพใใงใใใ
- Correctใฏใฃใใใใพใใใงใใใใใใพใใ (vague) and ใใฏใฃใใใใชใใ (unclear) are synonymous.
- WrongใใใใใฃใใงใMeans "detailed", close to the opposite meaning.
- WrongใฟใใใใฃใใงใMeans "short", unrelated.
- Wrongใใ ใใใฃใใงใMeans "correct", unrelated.
๐ก Explanation. ใใใใพใใ means not being clear, so it matches ใใฏใฃใใใใชใใ in meaning.
5Usage
Which sentence uses ใใใใใใ correctly?
- Correct5ๅ้้ใงใในใใใพใCorrect โ "interval" (้้), referring to a gap in time or distance, is used properly.
- WrongใใฎใฒใจใฏใใใใใใใใใใงใMisuses "interval", unrelated to taste.
- Wrongใใ ใใ ใใฎใใใใใใใใใพใใ"Interval" doesn't fit with "homework is finished".
- WrongใใใใใใใใใใคใใใใพใใConfuses "interval" with price.
๐ก Explanation. ใ้้(ใใใใ)ใ is used to describe a gap in time or distance.
โ Study Methods
- โTrain kanji readings and orthography separately, and encounter vocabulary in realistic passages like news articles and essays.
- โPair synonyms and antonyms together โ it strengthens you on context-vocabulary and paraphrase questions.
โ ๏ธCommon Mistakes
- !Confusing the context-dependent readings of kanji with multiple readings (e.g. ่กใ/่กใ).
- !Ignoring subtle nuance differences between synonyms and just picking one at random.